World Council Seeks Contributions for Kenya Project

As part of its work with the Busia Compassionate Centre in Kenya, the Madison, Wis.-based World Council of Credit Unions launched a campaign earlier this year to build a new orphanage in the AIDS-struck community in rural western Kenya.

To provide a safe and stable environment for the children, the orphanage also provides them with clean water, sanitary living conditions and a small farm for food security.

The orphanage community also created a credit union to provide the Busia community with financial services and a pathway out of poverty, the World Council said.

To complete the new orphanage facilities and its credit union operations, the World Council is seeking donations to purchase the following items:

Water pumps, rainwater collection tanks and plumbing to provide clean water through the orphanage: $300.

Beds, school desks, office furniture, shelves and lighting to furnish the orphanage: $150.